Official Terminated by Trump Ends Legal Fight After Court Ruling

Hampton Dellinger had alleged his termination was unlawful.

Special Counsel of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger poses for a portrait in an undated handout image. U.S. Office of Special Counsel/Handout via Reuters

The fired head of an executive branch agency said on March 6 he’s ending his legal battle against President Donald Trump’s administration.

Hampton Dellinger, who had been the head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), said he was ending litigation he lodged over his termination due to a federal appeals court siding with Trump.